- Date
- February 19, 1978
- Place
- Kasilof, AK · KASILOF, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4980MPiper PA-11
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780219002059A
- Case key
- 143759
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0262 78/2/19 NR.KASILOF,AK PIPER PA-11 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 5000 TIME - 1600 N4980M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENAI,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- PILOT WAS CONTOUR FLYING AND STRUCK WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4980M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-11
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4980MRegistration cancelled May 19, 2015 · Piper PA-11Airframe modelPiper PA-11Engine modelContinental C90 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.